English noun: loading |
1. | loading (artifact) weight to be borne or conveyed |
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| Synonyms | burden, load |
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| Broader (hypernym) | weight |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | burthen, dead load, live load, millstone, overburden, overload, overload, superload |
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2. | loading (quantity) a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time |
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| Samples | The system broke down under excessive loads.
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| Synonyms | load |
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| Broader (hypernym) | indefinite quantity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | trainload |
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3. | loading the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ratio |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | power loading, span loading, wing loading |
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4. | loading (artifact) goods carried by a large vehicle |
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| Synonyms | cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, payload, shipment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, product, ware |
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5. | loading (act) the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc. |
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| Samples | The loading took 2 hours.
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| Broader (hypernym) | handling |
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| Antonyms | unloading |
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